Car replacer



Oct. Z9, 1929. H. G. BECKER A1,733,855

' CAR REPLACER j Filed July 14,1928 l Patented Oct. 29, 1929 einen HARRY Gr. BECKER, OF ALBANY, NEWYORK CAR REPLACER Application filed July le,

This invention relates to certain improvements in car replace-rs or rerailers which devices are adapted to replace or guide the wheels of a car back upon the rails in case of derailment.

The object of the invention is to provide a novel and simple device of this kind which can be cheaply manufactured and which can be easily and quickly put in position for the rerailing operation.

A further object is to provide a device of this kind in which a usual or standard form of rerailer block is employed and which can be held in operative position at the side of the rail by means of simple and inexpensive holding members which eliminate the use of any bolts or any other complicated means for securing the block in position.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows the two rails of a track to which the holding members are shown in position to hold the rerailer blocks in operative relation to the rails;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, partly in section, showing the rerailer blocks in operative position; and

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section through one of the holding members.

Referring to the drawings more in detail, trie numerals 10 represent the two rails of a track. The numeral 11 designates one of the holding members and the numerals 12 the other holding member, these members being adapted to receive and hold the rerailer blocks 13 in position along the side of the rails.

rlhe rerailer blocks 13 may be, and preferably are7 of standard construction and are of the shape shown in Figure 2. Each comprises a block, the upper surface of which is curved longitudinally of the rails 10, and one end or nose of which is adapted to be placed under or near a wheel which has been derailed. Extending longitudinally along one edge of each rerailer block 13 is a flange 14 which is curved inwardly toward the rail so as to force the wheel toward and onto the top of the rail as the wheel travels up the curved surface of the block. The upper surface of the rerailer blocks 13 is also inclined 1928. SerialV No. 292,763.

downwardly from the flange 141 vtoward the rail so that'a wheel will tend to slide down the inclined surfacethereof and onto the rail. rlhe novel means for holding each of the rerailer blocks in position comprise, as before noted, a transverse holding member 11 and a longitudinal holding member 12. l Each member 11 is preferably made in the form of a flat bar or strip of metal which is adapted to be placed beneath a block 13 and beneath the adjacent rail 10. At one end the member 11 is provided with an upturned portion 11 which is preferably bent suiliciently to form a hook adapted to engage the lower flange of the rail. At its other end the member 11 is provided with an upturned portion 11b which is adapted to engage the side of the rerailer block 13 remote from the rail. The position 11b Iis preferably made of sufHcient length to extend upwardly well toward the top of the rerailer block 13.

The holding member' 12 is adapted to eX- tend longitudinallyy of the rail and longitudinally of the rerailer block 13 and lie beneath the latter. At one end the member 12 is provided with a hook-shaped portion 12a which is adapted to hook over the member 11 intermediate its length. At the other end the member 12 is provided with an upwardly and rearwardly turned portion 1Lb which is adapted to engage one end or noseof the rerailer block as illustrated particularly in Figure 2 and in dotted lin'e's in Figure 3. Preferably, the hook-shaped portion 12b of the member 12is flattened out or widened so as to produce a Wide bearing or holding portion to be engaged by the end of the rerailer block.

It will be evident that the members 11 and 12 can be easily and quickly applied to a rail f and the rerailer block dropped into the space between the end 11b of the member 11 and the rail with its end or nose abutting against the upturned end of the member 12. This arrangement serves to firmly hold the block in operative position and pressure exerted against the same by the derailed wheel only tends to make it bind more firmly against the rail so that the block cannot slip or be forced out of proper position. After the rerailing operation is ycompleted the parts can be easily and quickly detached from the rail.

i The specific construction described may, of course, be varied in detail and it is not to be understood that the invention is limited to the particular arrangement shown or described, except as required by the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A rerailer 'comprising in combination, a rerailer block adapted to be placed along the side of a rai-l, a member extending beneath said block and rail, said member having at one end an upwardly extending portion engaging said block and having at the other end an upwardly extending portion engaging the rail, a second member arranged beneath said block and extending longitudinally thereof, said second member at one end being connected to said irst member and having its other end extending upwardly and engaging one end of said block.

2. Means for holding a rerailer block in position at the side of a rail comprising a member adapted to extend beneath the rail and the block, said member having a portion at one end adapted to engage the rail and at its other end a portion adapted to engage the block, a second member adapted to be arranged longitudinally of the rail beneath the I blo-ck, said second member having at one end a portion adapted to engage said iirst member and at its other end a portion adaped to engage one end ofthe block.

3. Means for holding a rerailer block in position at the side of a rail comprising a meml ber adapted to extend transversely of the l rail beneath the rail and block, the ends of said member being upturned to engage respectively the rail and the block, a second member adapted to extend parallel to the rail beneath said block, said second member having on one end a hook-shaped portion adapted to engage said first member and on the other end a hook-shaped portion adapted to engage one end of the block.

l 4:. A rerailer comprising in combination, a rerailer block adapted to be placed along the side of a rail, a member extending transversev ly of the rail and block and having its ends arranged to engage the block and rail respectively, a second member extending transversely of said first member beneath said block, one end of said second member engaging said irst member and the other end engaging one end of said block.

In testimony`.where0f I hereunto aiix my signature.

HARRY Gr. BECKER. 

